State roster

Top names in Maryland

The names most likely to appear on 2008 Maryland birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 55,177 Maryland births in 2008 across 1,900 distinct names.

Distinctively Maryland

Names that rank far higher here than they do nationally — the ones that say Maryland more than they say America.

#50London#156 nationally
#99Zionoutside the national top 200
#69Kendall#149 nationally
#81Catherine#148 nationally
#80Jordyn#144 nationally
#77Laila#140 nationally
#26Gabrielle#79 nationally
#68Jayla#117 nationally
#73Naomi#119 nationally
#82Jordan#128 nationally
#70Kennedy#115 nationally
#44Autumn#87 nationally

Girls

#1Madison383US #6
#2Emily294US #3
#3Emma291US #1
#4Olivia286US #4
#5Ava276US #5
#6Sophia269US #7
#7Isabella248US #2
#8Abigail247US #8
#9Taylor234US #22
#10Chloe214US #10
#11Kayla205US #28
#12Samantha181US #11
#13Ashley177US #18
#14Hannah175US #17
#15Elizabeth169US #9
#16Sarah168US #20
#17Grace158US #21
#18Lily153US #24
#19Morgan151US #46
#20Natalie151US #13
#21Hailey150US #25
#22Alexis149US #15
#23Alyssa149US #16
#24Anna145US #26
#25Addison141US #12
#26Gabrielle137US #79
#27Ella133US #19
#28Brooke132US #52
#29Sydney132US #49
#30Julia129US #41
#31Victoria126US #27
#32Lillian124US #29
#33Katherine123US #45
#34Mia120US #14
#35Brianna118US #23
#36Allison116US #32
#37Layla115US #55
#38Makayla113US #37
#39Gabriella112US #35
#40Leah112US #40
#41Madelyn109US #64
#42Savannah105US #33
#43Aubrey103US #42
#44Autumn98US #87
#45Lauren98US #30
#46Nevaeh98US #34
#47Alexandra97US #61
#48Destiny96US #47
#49Jasmine96US #43
#50London96US #156
#51Mackenzie95US #65
#52Riley95US #39
#53Claire94US #62
#54Peyton94US #60
#55Paige93US #89
#56Zoe92US #58
#57Kylie91US #51
#58Trinity91US #70
#59Madeline86US #56
#60Maya84US #71
#61Charlotte82US #86
#62Mary82US #96
#63Rachel82US #74
#64Kaitlyn81US #53
#65Audrey79US #44
#66Faith78US #90
#67Kaylee78US #31
#68Jayla75US #117
#69Kendall75US #149
#70Kennedy75US #115
#71Arianna74US #66
#72Kimberly73US #57
#73Naomi73US #119
#74Serenity73US #111
#75Sofia73US #36
#76Caroline72US #94
#77Laila72US #140
#78Aaliyah71US #76
#79Isabelle71US #93
#80Jordyn71US #144
#81Catherine70US #148
#82Jordan70US #128
#83Katelyn70US #80
#84Sara70US #92
#85Molly69US #104
#86Keira68US #123
#87Megan68US #100
#88Jada67US #110
#89Zoey67US #98
#90Genesis66US #95
#91Jessica66US #59
#92Jennifer65US #84
#93Maria65US #63
#94Payton65US #91
#95Ariana64US #81
#96Avery64US #38
#97Alexa63US #50
#98Evelyn61US #54
#99Isabel61US #97
#100Mya61US #103

Boys

#1Michael393US #2
#2Jacob391US #1
#3Ryan377US #18
#4Joshua371US #4
#5William357US #8
#6Christopher347US #9
#7Ethan344US #3
#8Jayden338US #11
#9Andrew332US #12
#10Anthony325US #7
#11Daniel316US #5
#12Alexander309US #6
#13James309US #17
#14Matthew307US #10
#15Joseph293US #13
#16Noah286US #15
#17David285US #14
#18Tyler279US #28
#19John278US #20
#20Aiden266US #16
#21Elijah253US #22
#22Christian251US #23
#23Nathan250US #21
#24Gavin242US #30
#25Jonathan242US #26
#26Nicholas242US #29
#27Benjamin239US #25
#28Logan236US #19
#29Dylan233US #31
#30Mason226US #35
#31Kevin220US #41
#32Gabriel217US #24
#33Samuel209US #27
#34Brandon207US #33
#35Justin205US #44
#36Isaiah199US #42
#37Zachary199US #47
#38Caleb197US #34
#39Luke194US #43
#40Jackson188US #32
#41Cameron187US #53
#42Evan179US #38
#43Thomas177US #52
#44Jordan174US #48
#45Aidan173US #59
#46Chase172US #67
#47Jason171US #60
#48Sean165US #83
#49Charles163US #63
#50Jack162US #39
#51Robert157US #49
#52Landon154US #45
#53Lucas154US #46
#54Connor153US #57
#55Aaron150US #50
#56Austin147US #55
#57Brayden138US #51
#58Jeremiah138US #68
#59Liam138US #75
#60Owen134US #58
#61Brian133US #87
#62Kyle129US #97
#63Carter123US #65
#64Adam119US #72
#65Hunter119US #54
#66Xavier119US #71
#67Nathaniel115US #77
#68Jaden114US #88
#69Wyatt111US #62
#70Bryan109US #82
#71Dominic109US #93
#72Isaac109US #37
#73Henry107US #78
#74Steven105US #104
#75Eric104US #86
#76Ian100US #80
#77Timothy97US #107
#78Devin96US #109
#79Julian92US #61
#80Blake87US #90
#81Bryce87US #117
#82Tristan86US #81
#83Brody85US #70
#84Carlos84US #73
#85Cole84US #85
#86Brady83US #94
#87Adrian82US #56
#88Antonio82US #102
#89Ayden82US #91
#90Richard80US #108
#91Colin78US #114
#92Alex77US #84
#93Cooper76US #92
#94Colton75US #98
#95Jose75US #40
#96Hayden74US #76
#97Carson72US #89
#98Diego71US #69
#99Zion71
#100Marcus68US #125

On the move since 2007

Rising

↑51Madelyn#41
↑41Layla#37
↑38Mary#62
↑36Gabriella#39
↑24Naomi#73
↑23Arianna#71
↑17Lily#18
↑17Bryce#81

Falling

↓42Jessica#91
↓34Megan#87
↓27Maria#93
↓24Jada#88
↓22Jordan#82
↓22Molly#85
↓21Nevaeh#46
↓21Aaliyah#78

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2007 rankings.